January 2012 - nexa - server-nexa.polito.it

UK Government Betrayal of Open Standards Confirmed
by Paolo Brini Jan. 9, 2012

Jan. 9, 2012

/The British government withdrew its open standards policy after lobbying from Microsoft, it has been revealed in a Cabinet Office brief leaked to Computer Weekly. <http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/open-enterprise/2012/01/uk-cabinet-office-…> Ciao, Paolo /

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NYTimes: "Dennis Ritchie, b. 1941"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 8, 2012

Jan. 8, 2012

*Dennis Ritchie, b. 1941* By Ellen Ullman Hello, world: those were the words that appeared on the screen once you had programmed and run the iconic first example in the book "The C Programming Language," which Dennis Ritchie, the creator of C, co-wrote with Brian Kernighan. I remember that slim volume's revelatory power when I read it --- its generous, collegial style, more a talk with presumed equals than a textbook. I still have on my shelf the copy I used, a first edition. The pencil scratches seem to indicate I was figuring out what the hell I was doing. I was a self-taught programmer, and it was through Ritchie that I came to understand the layers of software that worked beneath the screens and printers and keyboards and mice. The newness of C's conception --- and the elegance of it --- was that the language was both "high" and "low." Higher-level languages --- like Cobol and Fortran --- kept you out of the innards of the machine. "Lower-level" languages --- called "assembler" --- worked on only specific hardware. Closed environments dominated the computing world of the 1970s and early '80s. An operating system written for a Hewlett-Packard computer ran only on H.P. computers; I.B.M. controlled its software from chips up to the user interfaces. [...] Continua qui: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/12/22/magazine/the-lives-they-lived…

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] London plans vast free Wi-Fi network
by Simone Basso Jan. 7, 2012

Jan. 7, 2012

Cito dall'articolo: ... However, he said residents living in the free wi-fi areas should not be considering ditching their home connection. "The problem you will have is that the wireless may not be fast enough to support everything you want to do. "I don't think it will necessarily replace home broadband - it's more a complementing service." ... Bye, Simone -------- Messaggio originale -------- Oggetto: [ NNSquad ] London plans vast free Wi-Fi network Data: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 20:18:15 -0800 Mittente: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> A: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org London plans vast free Wi-Fi network http://j.mp/xFt0l8 (BBC) "Mobile operator O2 is to provide free internet to "millions" of residents and visitors in central London by launching Europe's largest free wi-fi zone." - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad

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Fw: [Creis_Terminal] CECIL Article : Un Règlement à la place de la Directive de 95 ?
by Mariella Berra Jan. 6, 2012

Jan. 6, 2012

----- Original Message ----- From: <contact(a)lececil.org> To: <creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 2:40 PM Subject: [Creis_Terminal] CECIL Article : Un Règlement à la place de la Directive de 95 ? La proposition d'un règlement pour remplacer la Directive de 95 vient de fuiter de la Commission Européenne. Voici une première analyse de cette version en anglais qui risque de bien évoluer avant son adoption. http://www.lececil.org/spip.php?article139 Le CECIL www.lececil.org _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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Internet Access Is Not a Human Right
by fabio chiusi Jan. 6, 2012

Jan. 6, 2012

Vint Cerf sul Nyt: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/opinion/internet-access-is-not-a-human-ri… Che ne dite? f.

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in arrivo il tanto atteso diritto all'oblio?
by Federico Guerrini Jan. 4, 2012

Jan. 4, 2012

Questo mese la Commissione Europea dovrebbe presentare la proposta di revisione dellla direttiva del 1995 sulla protezione dei dati personali. In arrivo anche il diritto all'oblio? http://www.publico.es/ciencias/414864/bruselas-contra-la-memoria-de-internet Buona giornata, Federico -- www.federicoguerrini.com Il mio ultimo libro: Vivere Social http://www.bol.it/libri/Vivere-social.-Manuale/Federico-Guerrini/ea97888971…

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I social media in difesa dei dissidenti
by fabio chiusi Jan. 4, 2012

Jan. 4, 2012

O almeno, questo è l'auspicio: http://www.festivaldelgiornalismo.com/post/22155/ Buona giornata a tutti f.

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Sony and Nintendo drop SOPA support amid Anonymous threats
by Paolo Brini Jan. 3, 2012

Jan. 3, 2012

<http://www.slashgear.com/sony-and-nintendo-drop-sopa-support-amid-anonymous…> Ciao! Paolo

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Fw: [Creis_Terminal] Rappel : L’adaptation du droit de la propriété intellectuelle à la mondialisation et, plus particulièrement, à l’Internet :,,Quels intérêts ? Quels problèmes ? Quels enjeux ?
by Mariella Berra Jan. 2, 2012

Jan. 2, 2012

Buon anno mariella ----- Original Message ----- From: Chantal richard To: CREIS Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 7:47 PM Subject: [Creis_Terminal] Rappel : L’adaptation du droit de la propriété intellectuelle à la mondialisation et, plus particulièrement, à l’Internet :,,Quels intérêts ? Quels problèmes ? Quels enjeux ? Bonjour, Vous trouverez ci-joint le programme de la Journée d'étude du 13 janvier, L’adaptation du droit de la propriété intellectuelle à la mondialisation et, plus particulièrement, à l’Internet : Quels intérêts ? Quels problèmes ? Quels enjeux ? A diffuser sans modération Nous espérons vous y retrouver nombreux, pour cela , pensez à vous inscrire en suivant le lien ci-dessous Accès gratuit sur inscription préalable Je profite de cette occasion pour souhaiter à tous les membres de la liste CREIS-Terminal nos meilleurs voeux pour 2012 -- Cordialement Chantal Richard Vice-présidente de CREIS-Terminal (Centre de coordination pour la Recherche et l'Enseignement en Informatique et Société et Revue Terminal) sites web : http://www.lecreis.org/ http://www.revue-terminal.org contact(a)lecreis.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Creis_terminal mailing list Creis_terminal(a)lecreis.org https://listes.globenet.org/listinfo/creis_terminal

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Fwd: [ NNSquad ] "The Un-Internet"
by J.C. DE MARTIN Jan. 1, 2012

Jan. 1, 2012

Buon 2012 ! juan carlos -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ NNSquad ] "The Un-Internet" Date: Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:34:55 -0800 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren(a)vortex.com> To: nnsquad(a)nnsquad.org "The Un-Internet" http://j.mp/uuL20r (Scripting) "This time around, Apple has been the leader in the push to control users. They say they're protecting users, and to some extent that is true. I can download software onto my iPad feeling fairly sure that it's not going to harm the computer. I wouldn't mind what Apple was doing if that's all they did, keep the nasty bits off my computer. But of course, that's not all they do. Nor could it be all they do. Once they took the power to decide what software could be distributed on their platform, it was inevitable that speech would be restricted too. I think of the iPad platform as Disneyfied. You wouldn't see anything there that you wouldn't see in a Disney theme park or in a Pixar movie." - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad

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